Gromyko Returns Hopeful After Berlin Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko left London for Moscow pledging to seek a peaceful Berlin solution. Lord Home said the talks showed progress but no concrete plan, while warning that interference with Allied access could trigger nuclear war. Home urged unity against what he called the crisis of communism in Berlin. Gromyko said the conversations with Prime Minister Macmillan and Home were useful and directed toward the Berlin question.
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London
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Berlin
Lord Home
Gromyko
Brighton
West
West Berlin
Harold Macmillan
Dag Successor Talks Snafu at United Nations
United States and Soviet Union deadlocked over a successor to the late Dag Hammarskjold. No further talks planned by the two powers. Soviet troika plan for three assistant secretaries general caused the breakdown. U.S. seeks interim chief with support from uncommitted small powers. Burma's U Thant is considered acceptable for acting secretary general through April 1963.
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United Nations
United States
Russia
Burma
U Thayt
Hammarskjold
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Five Day Forecast
Clear today and tonight with a high of 74 to 80. Lows in the 50s and upper 40s in higher mountains. Thursday partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers in the afternoon or evening. Five day forecast calls for 2 to 8 degrees above normal highs. Rain totals range from one tenth to five tenths of an inch, with showers Thursday or Friday and again over the weekend. Beckley and Oak Hill reports included with temperatures and river conditions.
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Beckley High
Vecccevcee
BO Wat
Vatiac Sete
Cceseevers
Oak Hill
AFL-CIO weighs Teamsters defection invitation
AFL-CIO leaders consider inviting Teamsters locals unhappy with James Hoffa to defect to the international union. The executive committee voted 24-3 against immediate readmission of the Teamsters. Hoffa in Portland declined further comment.
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New York
UPI
Afl-Cio
James R. Hoffa
George Meany
International Union
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Hoffa
Portland
Ore
Acion
Meany
Gallo gang members jailed after Brooklyn raid
Thirteen Gallo gang affiliates were held in Manhattan Civil Jail after raids on two Red Hook Brooklyn apartments and a Greenwich Village pickup. Leaders Larry and Joe Gallo, plus others, faced material witness status in the Magnasco slaying and a past restaurant attack. Bail set at 25000 each. District Attorney Silver said the gang aimed to unite against rival mobs.
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Larry Gallo
Brooklyn
Red Hook
Gallo
Joe
Crazy
Joey Gallo
Greenwich Village
Joseph Magnasco
Edward S. Silvers
Yanks Reach Cherbourg as Europe Defense Troops Arrive
About 2 000 American soldiers debarked at Cherbourg to reinforce five U S divisions facing the Soviet threat in Germany. The Gen Simon Buckner carried 500 aboard with 1 500 more destined for Bremerhaven. A French band played as troops lined the rails, a sober mood replacing earlier levity amid a cautious, war readiness atmosphere.
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Aney
Vanguaru Uf
Kennedy
Europe
America
Red Army
Germany
U. S. Army
Simon Buckmner
Cherbourg
Bremershaven
Uni
Birch Founder Charges Crisis Aids Brandt in West Germany
John Birch Society founder Robert Welch told a Philadelphia regional meeting that the Berlin Crisis was created to boost Willie Brandt and that President Johnson sought to help Brandt win elections. He accused Adenauer of being snubbed and claimed Brandt would lead a unified Germany with Russian support. Welch also charged U S aid to Communism and said Communists helped shape U S policy since 1941.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Berlin
West Berlin
Willie Brandt
New England
Welch
Johnson
West Germany
Brandt
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Parkersburg Attorney Cited For Malpractice
Wood County Circuit Court in West Virginia initiated disbarment proceedings against Parkersburg attorney Rudy W. Cain. The State Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee cites Cain for alleged unprofessional conduct malpractice and acts showing professional unfitness. Judge Donald F. Black set a Friday appearance for Cain to show cause why his license should not be suspended or revoked. Cain previously appeared and did not contest the charges.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Wood County
Rudy W. Cain
West Virginia State Bar
Cain
Donald F. Black
Black
Kennedy calls broad new attack on mental problems
President Kennedy announced a wide program to tackle mental retardation and unlock secrets of life and the human mind. He will name a panel of experts including physicians scientists educators lawyers psychologists and social scientists to recommend a national action plan in a few days.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Ion
Denver Police Scandal Grows in Colorado
Eight more Denver police officers were named as suspects in the widening police crime scandal, bringing the total to 43 among current and former officers. Gov. Steve MacNichols announced patrolman Arthur W. Rosmiller, 38, faces charges of burglary and related counts, with seven other unnamed patrolmen also set for burglary charges. Rosmiller, an 11 year veteran, is charged with grand larceny receiving stolen goods and conspiracy.
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Denver
UPS
Steve MacNichols
Arthur W. Rosmiller
Rossmiller
Premier Re-Elected
DUBLIN UPI Sean F. Lemass was re elected premier of Ireland today by a vote in parliament. Lemass whose Fianna Fail party lost its majority in the Dail in last week s elections was returned to the post by a vote of
The Party Seen Through His Wife’s Perspective
A witty remark notes that a man’s mood at a party cannot be judged from his wife’s expression. The line highlights social banter and the ambiguity of private feelings amid public gatherings.
High Level Meeting Called By President
President Kennedy convened a high level White House meeting today to discuss Southeast Asia developments. Attendees included Secretary of State Rusk, Defense Secretary McNamara, and Joint Chiefs Chair Lemnitzer. The White House confirmed the session was in progress but did not disclose its purpose or agenda. The meeting began shortly before noon.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Southeast Asia
Dean ,Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Lyman Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
County Demos Going To Dinner In Charleston
Raleigh Countians will attend the Jefferson Jackson Day celebration in Charleston. Secretary Udall will speak at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Center Arena. A 3 to 5 p.m. tea at the executive mansion precedes the dinner, followed by a 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. dance. Attendees include Okey Mills, C A Slim Thompson, Cotton White, A David Abrams, G C Porter, C Berk.
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Virginia
Jackson
Charleston
Stewrt Udall
Charleston Civic Center
Walter R. Mitchell
Democratic State Executive Committee
Executive Mansion
Civic Center
Raleigh
U S Conducts Third Underground Nuclear Test
Washington reports the United States detonated a third underground nuclear device at the Nevada test site. The AEC described the blast as low yield, part of a series ordered by President Kennedy after Soviet tests resumed.
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Washington
UPS
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Kennedy
Russia
City Keeps Up Grandview Tram Efforts
Beckley Chamber of Commerce refuses to abandon plans for a Grandview aerial tram as a tourist draw for State Park. State officials shifted the project to Hawk's Nest to save cable, while a Beckley committee led by Paul R. Hutchinson pursues potential funding for Grandview.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Grandview State Park
Natural Resources
Warden Lane
Grandview
Hawk’s Nest State Park
Hawk’s Nest
Paul R. Hutchinson
Beckley
High Officers Die In Helicopter Crash at Hohenfels
STUTTGART Germany two U S Army officers died in a helicopter crash at the Hohenfels maneuver area Brig Gen Henry M Spengler 48 of Altoona Pa commander of the 32nd Air Defense Brigade and Col Everett Light commander of the 10th Air Defense unit were identified by Seventh Army officials The helicopter exploded during a routine flight near missile installations for Hawk and Nike rockets along the Communist frontier Four other crewmembers were not yet identified The incident remains under investigation
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Stuttgart
Germany
UPD
U.S
West Germany
Hohenfels
Seventh Army
Henry M. Spengler
32Nd Air Defense Brigade
Everett Light
10Th
Spengler
Altoona
West Point
Chilldren
Light
Army
Hawk
Nike
Space deaths inevitable urge caution in US program
UPI report cites Alvin B. Webb Jr. quoting M. W. Hunter and Eugene B. Konecci of Douglas Aircraft at the American Rocket Society meeting. They warn an American astronaut may die in space and call for public acceptance of fatalities as part of pioneering progress. They compare space casualty risk to auto deaths and urge balanced safety without hampering leadership.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
New York
UPI
U.S
M. W. Hunter
Eugene B. Konecci
Douglas Aircraft Co
Konecci
Hunter
Mercury
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
Civic Center To Open Jan 1 As Costs Baffle Officials
Pending completion the Armory Civic Center will open January 1 1962. The Raleigh County Court asked Beckley City Council and the Raleigh County Board of Education to cover one third of operating costs until July 1 1962 when a new county budget takes effect. The Board of Education has 7500 dollars and Beckley 7000 dollars in their budgets. The court must meet bond obligations in May and a new manager will be hired after Frank Rodriguez resigns for National Guard duty. The town and county leaders seek a quick funding solution to ensure a 1962 opening and operation.
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Ross Martin
Armory-Civic Center
Armory
Raleigh County Court
Beckley
Raleigh County Board of Education
H. G. Farmer
A. J. Lilly
John C. Ward
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Jack A. Nuckols
Charleston
Board of Education
James H. Francis
State Armory Board
Thhose
John Saunders
Frank Rodriguez
National Guard
Rodriguez
Saunders
Virgil A. Sarrett
Carl Jarrell
Cecil L. Miller
J. S. Larrick
M. F. Barksdale
Berlin Crisis To Dominate JK Conference
President Kennedy will hold his first news conference in six weeks with Berlin as the dominant topic. The 4 30 p m EDT briefing will be carried live by major networks. Officials said no new announcements are expected, though questions will cover Berlin, Khrushchev, and exploratory talks with the Soviet Union.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
Pierre Salinger
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Russia
West
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
South Vietnc
State Department
Space death caution and Berlin cartoon satire prompt reviews
United States scientists urge the public to keep space death risks in perspective while noting likely fatalities this year. In Berlin a Der Abend cartoon mocks Soviet jet booms as a silly racket. At the UN Adlai Stevenson rebuts Cuban charges, saying the threat lies with Cuban repression and the Cuban people will not tolerate it.
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Ica
U.S.A
U. S. Pat
United Press International
New York
U.S
Space
Berlin
West Berlin
der Abend
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Rayburn Develops Pneumonia in Critical Condition
Cancer-stricken House Speaker Sam Rayburn, 79, contracted pneumonia and slipped into a coma at Baylor University Medical Center. Doctors reported left lobar pneumonia with pleural effusion and fluid in the lungs as they pursued the experimental drug fluoro uracil in hopes of prolonging life.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Baylor University Medical Center
Rayburn
Bonham, Tex
Marching Moms Rally At Statehouse Over Bus Rule
Charleston reports the Marching Moms from Campbell Creek Kanawha County resumed picketing the Statehouse to petition Gov Barron for bus transportation for their children after the Kanawha County School Board ruled a child within two miles of a school may not ride a bus. Three women started the protest at the Capitol and were later joined by others with a 22 month old child, all with cardboard signs. The governor urged addressing the matter with the county school board.
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Charleston
UPI
Statehouse
W. W. Barron
Campbell's Creek
Kanawha County
Barron
Capitol
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Fellowship and Tragedy
Mrs. Caroline W. Schnably of Weston, a farm home demonstration agent, won a 1500 fellowship from Charles Pfizer Co. to advance her farm extension work. William Bowen of Crum, 51, died by self-inflicted gunshot at home, father of eight. A WVU tour welcomed officers from 20 foreign countries to study American higher education.
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Boston
UPI
Caroline W. Schnably
Weston
W. Va
Lewis
Charles Pfizer Co
Wayne
William Bowen
Crum
Wayne County
W. V. U. Morgantown
West Virginia University
Marine Corps
Quantico
Adlai Defends U.S. Against Cuban Charges at U.N.
At the United Nations General Assembly Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa accused the United States of training mercenaries for invasions of Cuba through Central America and the Caribbean and of aiding sabotage and uprisings. U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson dismissed the charges as invalid.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Raul Roa
U.n.’S General Assembly
United States
Fidel Castro
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Panama Canal Zone
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Castro
Raul
Washington
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Strikers Rally to Demand Meeting with Reuther
About 100 United Auto Workers members jammed hotel corridors in Detroit demanding to see UAW President Walter P. Reuther over Ford Motor Co. negotiations. Police were called when they refused hotel orders to disperse, shouting they would stay until their demands were addressed.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ford Motor Co
Reuther
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